Top Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

Largest Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

Largest Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/indie	707,628	+2.2%	1,119
2	I r/indie_rock	657,768	+1.3%	1,102
3	I r/IndieFolk	379,917	+0.7%	125
4	r/twentyonepilots	348,399	+9.1%	4,547
5	r/gorillaz	323,001	+9.4%	3,629
6	r/shoegaze	187,980	+15%	2,115
7	r/grunge	183,461	+22%	5,846
8	r/TheStrokes	140,823	+21%	7,130
9	r/indieheadscirclejerk	120,118	+6.6%	805
10	r/the1975	111,600	+8.0%	953
11	r/mitski	106,486	+11%	976
12	r/phoebebridgers	96,996	+37%	4,183
13	r/Hozier	94,247	+5.3%	641
14	r/Ethelcain	93,397	+24%	2,279
15	r/radioheadcirclejerk	92,310	+3.6%	374
16	r/macdemarco	84,107	+10%	674
17	9 r/90sAlternative	76,709	+23%	772
18	r/NoahKahan	76,102	+97%	7,958
19	r/brandnew	74,753	+9.4%	1,952
20	r/elliottsmith	64,722	+18%	1,192
21	r/boniver	61,626	+6.3%	604
22	r/SmashingPumpkins	55,215	+19%	2,144
23	r/midwestemo	54,808	+29%	1,040
24	r/glassanimals	47,546	+4.9%	303
25	r/willwood	46,445	+17%	1,082

Fastest growing Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/olivertree	+100%	+21,735	43,511	4,068
2	r/NoahKahan	+97%	+37,481	76,102	7,958
3	r/FlorenceAndTheMachine	+41%	+11,445	39,697	826
4	r/fontainesdc	+38%	+9,926	35,739	1,843
5	r/phoebebridgers	+37%	+26,311	96,996	4,183
6	r/midwestemo	+29%	+12,341	54,808	1,040
7	r/Ethelcain	+24%	+18,217	93,397	2,279
8	r/beabadoobee	+23%	+6,045	31,848	604
9	9 r/90sAlternative	+23%	+14,319	76,709	772
10	r/grunge	+22%	+33,285	183,461	5,846
11	r/TheStrokes	+21%	+24,438	140,823	7,130
12	r/Interpol	+21%	+5,099	29,457	1,315
13	r/Primus	+20%	+6,612	40,230	1,255
14	r/SmashingPumpkins	+19%	+8,733	55,215	2,144
15	r/FionaApple	+18%	+5,684	36,526	369
16	r/elliottsmith	+18%	+9,835	64,722	1,192
17	r/deanblunt	+18%	+3,516	23,328	173
18	r/DeathCabforCutie	+17%	+3,254	22,030	1,093
19	r/willwood	+17%	+6,824	46,445	1,082
20	r/CigarettesAfterSex	+17%	+4,415	31,037	482
21	r/DominicFike	+16%	+3,227	23,010	710
22	r/clairo	+16%	+6,038	44,344	422
23	r/TwennyWunPilots	+15%	+3,910	30,028	813
24	r/shoegaze	+15%	+24,438	187,980	2,115
25	r/tameimpalacirclejerk	+15%	+2,711	21,111	345

Most members gained

Indie & Alternative Music subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/NoahKahan	+37,481	+97%	76,102	7,958
2	r/grunge	+33,285	+22%	183,461	5,846
3	r/twentyonepilots	+28,919	+9.1%	348,399	4,547
4	r/gorillaz	+27,680	+9.4%	323,001	3,629
5	r/phoebebridgers	+26,311	+37%	96,996	4,183
6	r/shoegaze	+24,438	+15%	187,980	2,115
7	r/TheStrokes	+24,438	+21%	140,823	7,130
8	r/olivertree	+21,735	+100%	43,511	4,068
9	r/Ethelcain	+18,217	+24%	93,397	2,279
10	r/indie	+15,266	+2.2%	707,628	1,119
11	9 r/90sAlternative	+14,319	+23%	76,709	772
12	r/midwestemo	+12,341	+29%	54,808	1,040
13	r/FlorenceAndTheMachine	+11,445	+41%	39,697	826
14	r/mitski	+10,308	+11%	106,486	976
15	r/fontainesdc	+9,926	+38%	35,739	1,843
16	r/elliottsmith	+9,835	+18%	64,722	1,192
17	r/SmashingPumpkins	+8,733	+19%	55,215	2,144
18	I r/indie_rock	+8,681	+1.3%	657,768	1,102
19	r/the1975	+8,294	+8.0%	111,600	953
20	r/macdemarco	+7,713	+10%	84,107	674
21	r/indieheadscirclejerk	+7,467	+6.6%	120,118	805
22	r/willwood	+6,824	+17%	46,445	1,082
23	r/Primus	+6,612	+20%	40,230	1,255
24	r/brandnew	+6,440	+9.4%	74,753	1,952
25	r/beabadoobee	+6,045	+23%	31,848	604

Most active Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Indie & Alternative Music subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/NoahKahan	7,958	2,312	76,102
2	r/TheStrokes	7,130	1,208	140,823
3	r/grunge	5,846	526	183,461
4	r/twentyonepilots	4,547	1,152	348,399
5	r/phoebebridgers	4,183	905	96,996
6	r/olivertree	4,068	1,515	43,511
7	r/gorillaz	3,629	781	323,001
8	r/AngineDePoitrine	2,465	841	23,397
9	r/Ethelcain	2,279	532	93,397
10	r/SmashingPumpkins	2,144	294	55,215
11	r/shoegaze	2,115	625	187,980
12	r/brandnew	1,952	248	74,753
13	r/fontainesdc	1,843	496	35,739
14	r/SayAnything	1,323	145	10,258
15	r/Interpol	1,315	378	29,457
16	r/rem	1,274	135	21,994
17	r/Primus	1,255	177	40,230
18	r/elliottsmith	1,192	242	64,722
19	r/geesebandofficial	1,185	276	26,792
20	r/indie	1,119	724	707,628
21	I r/indie_rock	1,102	458	657,768
22	r/DeathCabforCutie	1,093	176	22,030
23	r/willwood	1,082	337	46,445
24	r/midwestemo	1,040	326	54,808
25	r/underscoresplus	1,035	354	12,875

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• Members are the member counts measured in October 2026.
• Activity (commenters and posts per month) is the average of the three months ending September 2026. Posts by known bots are not counted.
• 12-month growth compares members now with members a year earlier. A subreddit is ranked by growth only if it already had at least 18,251 members a year ago (the median for subreddits with a known growth), so brand-new communities don't top the list from a base of zero. Subreddits with more monthly active users than 0.808 per member, a sign of inflated activity, are left out of the growth and activity lists.
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